Doctor Strange: 10 things you may have missed in the Comic-Con trailer

Marvel was out in full force at San Diego Comic-Con 2016, and one of its biggest offerings was a second Doctor Strange trailer to whet our appetites.

The teaser is packed full of references to Strange's past and future. Here are some Easter eggs you might not have spotted.

1. Doctor Strange is very rich indeed

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If you're going to have a horrible car accident that permanently damages your hands and ends your high-flying career as a surgeon, you may as well do it in a Lamborghini.

2. The Cloak of Levitation

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Various of Doctor Strange's mystical artifacts can be seen throughout the trailer, and we spot him gazing at the Cloak of Leviation (which, surprise surprise, gives him the power of flight) in a glass cabinet.

Later on, he can be seen wearing it, presumably when he finally accepts his destiny and sets out to give the bad guys a whipping.

3. The Book of the Vishanti

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Another classic Strange accessory is the Book of the Vishanti, a collection of white magic spells written by his three mystical patrons, also called the Vishanti.

4. Strange is one of many students

The Ancient One is usually portrayed with only two students (Strange and Chiwetel Ejiofor's Mordo), but the Tilda Swinton version is switching it up with a veritable armour of mystical trainees.

Incidentally, Benedict Wong's Wong won't be serving his usual manservant role, but is instead portrayed as a master of magic and 'mystical drill sergeant' to the students.

5. "Stronger men than you have lost their way"

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This has already been seeded in the Doctor Strange movie prequel comic, and here it's heavily implied that Mads Mikkelsen's Kaecilius was another of the Ancient One's students before he was corrupted.

But who or what could have turned him to the dark side? The Dread Dormammu? Or maybe Shuma-Gorath, as hinted by Lego.

6. Mads Mikkelsen has his own disciples

The Ancient One isn't the only person with an army. Kaecilius seems to have his own disciples, all rocking that unsettling crusty-eyed look. Black magic, it seems, does nothing for the complexion.

7. Crimson Bands of Cyttorak

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The new trailer shows us a lot more of Strange magic. In this duel with Kaecilius, we could swear he is summoning the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak... even if they are somewhat less crimson than usual.

(Fun fact: Classic X-Men villain Juggernaut also gets his power from the mystical being called Cyttorak.)

8. Doctor Strange is the chosen one

"I've spent so many years peering through time looking for you."

It looks like there's going to be a strong vein of destiny running through this version of Strange's origin, with the Ancient One saying that she has been searching for him for a long time.

Coupled with the trippy magic effects, that pretty much makes Strange Marvel's mystical version of Neo.

9. Mordo and Strange are pals... for now

If you had to name Doctor Strange's one true nemesis, it would have to be his one-time fellow student Karl Mordo.

But this version of Mordo seems like a pretty decent guy. We anticipate there will at least be hints that he will be turning to the dark side by the end of the film.

10. Into Shamballa

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The WiFi password featured in that little joke scene at the end of the trailer refers a mythical hidden kingdom in Buddhist and Hindu tradition (not unlike Doctor Strange's Kamar-Taj).

Into also alludes to the story 'Into Shamballa', in which Strange was given the chance to bring about a golden age for mankind, but at a cost he couldn't bear to pay.

Doctor Strange will be released on October 28 in the UK and November 4 in the US.

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